A student is writing a research report on different types of service dogs and how they assist people. The student wants to revise the draft to include more supporting evidence in the paragraph about service dogs. Read the draft of the paragraph about mobility dogs and complete the task that follows.

Question

Service dogs help those that are mobility impaired. In other words, they help people that have difficulty or the inability to move some or all of their limbs. They are excellent helpers for those that are partially or fully paralyzed and for those with a variety of other disabilities. Service dogs are trained for about a year and a half to learn the skills they will need to help their owners. Each dog can learn the specific tasks that are customized to its owner's individual needs.

Choose the sentence that provides the best evidence to support the underlined statement.
A.
For example, they can be trained to retrieve items, open and close doors, turn lights or appliances on and off, tug socks and shoes off, hand money to the store clerk, call 911, and much more.

B.
For example, some people have mobility issues due to cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease, fibromyalgia, and many others.

C.
For example, since not just any dog can be trained to become a service dog, trainers look for dogs that are physically strong, the right size, and display a pleasant personality.

D.
For example, other types of service dogs include seeing eye dogs, hearing dogs, therapy dogs, seizure response dogs, and diabetic response dogs.

Answer 1

The best evidence to support the underlined statement, "They are excellent helpers for those that are partially or fully paralyzed and for those with a variety of other disabilities," is:

B. For example, some people have mobility issues due to cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease, fibromyalgia, and many others.

This sentence provides specific examples of disabilities that affect mobility, directly supporting the claim about the assistance provided by mobility dogs to individuals with various mobility impairments.